DNA (duo) explained

DNA
Origin:Bath, Somerset, England
Years Active:1988–1998
Past Members:
  • Neal Slateford
  • Nick Batt

DNA was the name taken by English electronic music producers Nick Batt and Neal Slateford, best known for releasing a remix of Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner" in 1990.[1]

As well as "Tom's Diner", the duo remixed two other Suzanne Vega tracks: "Rusted Pipe" in 1991, and a radio mix of "Rosemary" in 2000. After a brief lull, the duo reappeared with a mix of the Loreena McKennitt track "The Mummers' Dance", which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart in 1997.

Batt worked extensively with Goldfrapp on their albums Felt Mountain, Black Cherry and Supernature, receiving an Ivor Novello Award for co-writing the Black Cherry track "Strict Machine".

Personnel

Discography and remixography

Albums

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Album detailsPeak chart
positions
AUS
Taste This
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: EMI
190

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum

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1990"Tom's Diner"
(featuring Suzanne Vega)
2 8 1 3 16 1 2 11 4 8 1 5Singles only
"La Serenissima"34 15 18
1991"Rusted Pipe"
(featuring Suzanne Vega) (Italy and United States promo only)
"Lily Was Here (DNA Remixes)"
(David A. Stewart featuring Candy Dulfer) (US only)
11
"Forget Me Not$ (DNA Remix)"
(by Tongue 'n' Cheek)
26
"Shocked (DNA Remix)"
(by Kylie Minogue)
6 7 18 2
"Rebel Woman"
(featuring Jazzi P)
42
1992"Can You Handle It"
(featuring Sharon Redd)
17 172 29 62 41 Taste This
"Blue Love (Call My Name)"
(featuring Jo Nye)
66
"Summer Breeze (The DNA Mixes)"
(by Geoffrey Williams)
56 32 Single only
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Other remixes:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 132.
  2. Web site: Sonicstate Homepage. Sonicstate.com. 29 August 2014.
  3. Web site: DNA – UK Chart . The Official Charts Company . 28 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140709071035/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/dna%20featuring%20joe%20nye/ . 9 July 2014 .
  4. Web site: DNA – Australian chart . australian-charts.com . 28 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160918084856/http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=dna&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts . 18 September 2016 .
  5. Web site: DNA ARIA chart history to 2024. ARIA. Imgur.com. 28 July 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  6. Web site: DNA – Austrian chart . austriancharts.at . 28 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160808005041/http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=s&artist=dna&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts . 8 August 2016 .
  7. Web site: DNA – Belgian Chart . ultratop.be . 28 September 2014.
  8. Web site: DNA – French Chart . lescharts.com . 28 September 2014.
  9. Web site: DNA – German Chart . charts.de . 28 September 2014.
  10. Web site: The Irish Charts. irishcharts.ie. 22 October 2020.
  11. Web site: DNA – Italian Chart . hitparadeitalia.it . 28 September 2014.
  12. Web site: DNA – Dutch chart . 28 September 2014 . dutchcharts.nl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160916010415/http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=s&artist=dna&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts . 16 September 2016 .
  13. Web site: DNA – New Zealand Chart . charts.nz . 28 September 2014.
  14. Web site: DNA – Swiss chart . hitparade.ch . 28 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052856/http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?cat=s&artist=dna&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts . 4 March 2016 .
  15. Peaks in the United States: